~Friday Funnies~

I'd stop eating chocolate, but Im NO quiter!

I’m not fat. I’m just FLUFFY!

How to be Annoying

* Adjust the tint on your TV so that all the people are green, and insist to others that you "like it that way."

* Drum on every available surface.

* Sing the Batman theme constantly.

* Staple papers in the middle of the page.

* Ask 1-800 operators for their home phone number. If they don’t give it to you ask why they are calling YOU at home.

* Sew department store anti-theft detector strips into people's backpacks.

* Write the surprise ending to a novel on its first page.

* Set alarms for random times.

* Honk and wave to strangers.

* Dress only in clothes colored Hunter's Orange.

* Change channels five minutes before the end of every show.

* Tape pieces of "Sweating to the Oldies" over climactic parts of rental movies.

* Decline to be seated at a restaurant, and simply eat their complementary mints by the cash register.

* ONLY TYPE IN UPPERCASE.

* Pay for your dinner with pennies.

* Repeat everything someone says, as a question.

* Wander around the restaurant, asking other diners for their parsley.

* Push all the flat Lego pieces together tightly.

* At the laundry mat, use one dryer for each of your socks.

* As much as possible, skip rather than walk.

* Stand over someone's shoulder, mumbling, as they read.

* Leave your turn signal on for fifty miles.

* Pretend your mouse is a CB radio, and talk to it.

* Name your dog "Dog."

* Ask people what gender they are.

* Reply to everything someone says with "That's what YOU think."

* Lick the filling out of all the Oreos, and place the cookie parts back in the tray.

* Forget the punch line to a long joke, but assure the listener it was a "real hoot".

* Follow a few paces behind someone, spraying everything they touch with a can of Lysol.

* While making presentations, occasionally bob your head like a parakeet.

* Make beeping noises when a large person backs up.

* Leave your Christmas lights up and lit until September.

* Sit in your front yard pointing a hair dryer at passing cars to see if they slow down.

* Mow your lawn with scissors.

* At a golf tournament, chant "swing-batatatatatata-suhWING-batter!"

* Do not add any inflection to the end of your sentences, producing awkward silences with the impression that you'll be saying more any moment.

* Never make eye contact.

* Shout random numbers while someone is counting.

* Make appointments for the 31st of November.

* Send fifty copies of this list to everyone you know.

Now, if you are interested in the chance at winning some jewelry, see the post below!

For more Friday Funnies, see Kim @ Homesteaders Heart

Have a great weekend!

Cheryl

~A Treat from Me to You~Blog Give Away~

You see in the picture above some beads. They are turquoise heishi beads, red fossil beads, and black Agate beads.

I added some silver daisy spacers and seed beads. I'm waiting to see who wins the necklace to see if they would prefer a shorter/longer necklace.

If the winner of the give away is not a necklace kind of person, we can visit and see what their preference is.

Just thought it would be kinda fun to give something fun to someone for Valentine's Day!

So, if you are interested in some jewelry, leave a comment here. Since, Valentine's Day is quickly approaching, I am going to hold this open until Monday, February 16 at 9:30 a.m. CST.

So, let the fun times begin. I'm not going to make you do anything, but leave a comment.

Have a great weekend!

Cheryl

~Thankful Thursday~1 Corinthians

Even though there is so much uncertainty around, I am thankful for each new day!

For more Thankful Thursday, see Grace Alone

Have a "thankful day."

Cheryl

~Word Filled Wednesday~ Isaiah 40:8

For more WFW, See Amy @ The 160 Acre Woods

We made it through all our storms today without being in the big middle of the tornadoes. So, very thankful for this!

Happy WFW!

Cheryl

~Expect The Unexpected~

Here it is Tuesday, February 10 and we get the joy of having tornadoes touching down here in Oklahoma. So far these storms have been northwest of me and I've only had a bit of rain. Two weeks ago today, we had sleet. Seems kind of odd how weather changes. But LIFE is the same way.

Then the king commanded Ashpenaz, his chief eunuch, to bring some of the people of Israel, . . . youths without blemish, of good appearance and skillful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding learning, and competent to stand in the king's palace, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans. Among these were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah of the tribe of Judah. And the chief of the eunuchs gave them names: Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego. But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king's food
Daniel 1:3-9

When things are going smoothly in your life, you might not find it hard to believe that God is good. But if life takes a bad turn and something devastating happens, you might ask, “How could a good God allow this?” If you know that kind of pain, then you can empathize with Daniel.

Across the pages of Scripture that detail Daniel’s life from teenager to old man, you can write “sovereignty at work.” God was directing his life whether he saw it at the time or not.
Do you know his story? One bright day in Jerusalem when Daniel was just a teenager, he was captured as a POW and was ripped away from everything warm and familiar. Daniel’s enemies were working a cruel strategy. They singled out the best young people—the All-American teenagers voted MVP and ‘Most Likely to Succeed’ and brought them to their capital city near modern-day Kuwait. Their plan was to brainwash these kids with their culture and make them leaders. Daniel was given a foreign name, Belteshazzar, forced to learn a new language, and was given a new diet.

Had Daniel decided what God was like by looking at his circumstances, he would have become a disillusioned, confused, angry, young man. Kidnapped from his homeland, forced into slavery, most likely castrated to become a eunuch in the palace, Daniel’s eyes were still on God. Don’t gloss over these facts like they’re from some made-for-TV movie—this story is true in every detail. Imagine the suffering connected with his circumstances, yet Daniel went through the fire . . . successfully. This certainly gives us hope that we can make it through our firestorm, too.

No doubt a situation comes to mind right now from either your past or the present. You may wonder how a God of love could have allowed some painful, wrong injustice. Yet I would bet on the fact that you’ve not come full circle yet. There will be a day when you will look back and see how God’s sovereign hand was at work. Truth is, He is in the center of the situation that troubles your heart right now. He’s right in the middle of it. Just because you can’t see Him, doesn’t mean He isn’t there. Look for Him, trust Him—He is at work.
Devotion by James McDonald ~Archives

Have a great week!
Cheryl

~Then Sings My Soul Saturday~ By You Side~

For more, see Amy @ Signs, Miracles & Wonders
Have a great weekend!
Cheryl

~Ripley and Weather (last week)~

As many experienced some of this storm that hit last week, here are some pictures of Ripley enjoying it! We still have some packed ice that has not melted, but with weather predicted to be in the low 70's by the end of the week, it will be gone. We were very lucky to have sleet and not freezing rain, so as not to have a lot of power outages. I heard Sunday morning that some areas in Kentucky were still experiencing power outgages. I also heard that the great state of Oklahoma was helping Kentucky out in these regards.

Ripley loved the weather and had a great time running around outside and eating the ice/snow.

Have a blessed week!

Love,

Cheryl